Runner attachment for vehicles.



No. 734,612. PATENTED JULY 28, 1903. H. RINEHARDT.

RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1303. no MODEL. 2 sums-sum 1.

PATENTED JULYZB, 19 03.

H. RINEHARDT.

RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1903.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

' UNITED STATES Iatented July 28, 1903.

FFICE,

RUNNER ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 734,612, dated July 28, 1903. Application filed March 21, 1903. Serial No, 148,972. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:.

Be it known that I, HENRY RINEHARDT, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Mon-.

roe, in the county of Green and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and usefnlRun-r ner Attachment for Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to runner attachments for vehicles, and has for its objects to produce a device of this character which may be readily applied to the vehicle-axle as a substitute for the usual wheel-spindle, and which when in position will be strong and rigid for all practical purposes and one in which the parts will be simple and inexpensive of construction and efficient in operation.

The invention comprises the details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle running-gear, showing a bob-runner attached to the end of one of the axles in accordance with my invention and a wheel spindle similarly attached to the other end,' Fig. 2 is 'a similar view illustrating a cutter-runner attached at its ends to the respective axles in accordance with my invention. Fig.- 3 is a vertical transverse longitudinal detail section on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse detail section. Fig. 5 is a detail'perspective view of the runner-supporting head;

Referring tothe drawings, lfindicates the front axle, 2 the rear axle, and 3; the reachbeams, of a vehicle running gear. These parts may all be of the usual or any desired construction, with the exception of the changes made therein in accordancewith my invention, as hereinafter set forth, and of any suitable material;

Each of the axleshas formed in its under side and extending inward from its ends 'a suitable distance a central longitudinal dove-- tailed groove 4, adapted to receive a dove recesses 12, which when the member-is in po- .sition on the axle register with the recesses to receive a U-shaped clip 13, having screw-threaded lower ends which receive a cross-piece 14, engaging a transverse groove in the under side of. the removable mem- ;ber, the cross-piece being held in engagement with the clip by means of nuts tapped thereon. By this means the.parts.are not only securely braced and strengthened, but are alsolockedagainstlongitudinalmovement .to prevent accidental escape of the removable member from the axle. By this construction it is obvious that when it is desired to employ wheels on the vehicle the runner-supporting heads may be quickly removed and. the wheelsustaining spindles substituted, or vice versa. The runner-sustaining head is provided with lateral horizontally-disposed perforated ears 16, which receive the lower threaded ends of the U-shaped clamps for clamping thehead to the axle, and is further provided with ver-' tically-disposed perforated ears17, depend ing from its lower face and arranged in pairs, one pair at either end of the head. These ears are spaced apart to form recesses 18, which when it is desired to attach to the vehicle a bob-runner 19, as illustrated in Fig. 1, receive blocks 20, provided with verticallydepending threaded spindles2l, adapted to be tapped through the top bar 22 of the runner and to receive clamping-nuts 23, which lie beneath the top bar to pivotally attach the runner to the head. The blocks are pivoted in the recesses 18 by means of horizontal bolts 24, extended through the perforated ears 17, and similar perforations. formed transversely through the body of the block. The upper face of the block, which lies ad jacent to the lower face of the runner-head, is curved longitudinally from end to end to permit of the block having a certainamount of play or movement on its pivotingjbolt to permit the runner to give freelyuiiderthe influence of surface irregularities'orthe like without straining the parts. When'it'is de- 27 indicates metal brace-bars or hou nds attached to the reach-beams 3 of the vehicle by bolts or otherwise at their inner ends and having their outer ends extended through slots 28, formed transversely through the runner-supporting head 8 near its outer end and engaged by U-shaped axle-clips 29, having threaded lower ends passed through suitable perforationsin the end of the hound and engaged by suitable nuts.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I produce a device which may be readily applied to or removed from a vehicleaxle and one which when in position will be strong and rigid, and in attaining these ends I do not limit or confine myself to the details herein shown and described, as various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention. Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, the combination with an axle having a longitudinal dovetailed groove formed directly therein and lateral spaced lugs forming recesses, of a removable member provided with a dovetailed tongue adapted to engage the groove, said member also provided with lateral spaced lugs forming recesses adapted to register with the recesses of the axle, and a clamping member embracing the parts and engaging in the recesses between the lugs.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with an axle provided with a longitudinal dovetailed groove formed directly therein, of a removable member provided with a longitudinal dovetailed tongue adapted to engage the groove, a clamping member embracing the parts, vertically-depending ears carried by the said removable member, blocks pivoted between the ears, and runners carried by the blocks.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY RINEI-IARDT.

Witnesses:

ANDREW SHARER, WILL METOALF. 

